The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change has accused a UK-based son of a serving All Progressives Congress Governor in one of the South South states (name withheld) of paddling “wicked tissues of lies” against the Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services, Dafe Sejebor, over a $260 million contract recently awarded by the subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
The group said to the best of its knowledge, the award of the said $260 million contract followed due process.
It alleged that some elements, including a son of a serving Governor, who apparently could not secure the contract, were just out to tarnish the good image of Sejebor.
The NDIMRC said that an online media (not The Eagle Online) had allegedly accused the NAPIMS boss of engaging in shady acts by frustrating the development of the local content act and doing things in favour of his mediocre cronies who were incompetent to handle jobs, just as the report alleged that the NAPIMS boss by engaging in such shady acts had acquired stupendous wealth comprising expensive properties in Sugarland Texas, United States of America.
Reacting to the allegations on Wednesday, the NDIMRC in a statement signed by its President, Nelly Emma; Secretary, John Sailor; and Public Relations Officer, Stanley Mukoro, and made available to newsmen, said those behind the “sponsored online report of June 14, 2015 are not telling the whole world the truth”.
The group said it was not true as stated that NAPIMS allegedly approved the $260 million contracts illegally, adding: “We are aware as critical stakeholders in the oil and gas industry that the award of this said contract followed due process.”
Speaking on the allegation that the NAPIMS boss was frustrating the local content law, the NDIMRC noted that without NAPIMS it would have been very difficult for Nigerian local contractors to be awarded contracts.
It said: “The allegation that NAPIMS approved the $260M contracts illegally is unacceptable to us and the entire people of the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
“There are no illegalities in the contract and it is not true that somebody in NAPIMS just sat on his table and nominated companies to execute the contract without any tendering process and without approval by the NNPC’s Board and Group Executive Committee (GEC).
“Due process was followed and somebody should not give the NAPIMS boss, Mr Dafe a bad name and mislead the public.
“We know those behind this malicious online report aimed at rubbishing the good reputation of the Group General Manager of NAPIMS.
“A son of a serving APC Governor in one of the States in the South South Region and others were behind the unfounded allegations against the NAPIMS boss.
“We want to appeal to this serving APC Governor to call his UK based son to order for his actions against the NAPIMS boss, Mr Dafe Sejebor, who is doing a great job.”
The group however called on NNPC to investigate the said governor’s son and his associates over the claims which they said were capable of demoralizing authorities in NNPC “who are doing a great job for Nigerian local contractors and also fighting for a better deal for our people by promoting the Nigerian Local Content.
“People are always going against things that are not to their favour. These people are selfish, greedy and out to blackmail the NAPIMS boss.
“It is on this note that we want to give the NAPIMS boss, Mr Dafe Sejebor a clean bill of health over the $260 Million contracts.
“The NAPIMS boss should be given a pat on the back for the promotion of the Nigerian Local Content and not condemnation, this is not acceptable and the general public should ignore all the false allegations against him.”
Trending
- Breaking: Ex-Chairman of EFCC dies in Egypt
- Breaking: Ex-Chairman of EFCC dies in Egypt
- Sanusi’s son taunts Bayero: There’s no Emir In Nasarawa
- Court remands teenager for allegedly raping 25-year-old woman
- N29.4m extortion: Lawyer petitions I-G, demands sack, prosecution of officers
- Enyimba FC announces Finidi George’s replacement
- Banker jailed for stealing customer’s N1.4m
- NUATE members sacked for $600,000 tickets racketeering — Turkish Airlines